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  • Livestock industry  Leopold Center Distinguished Fellow Fred Kirschenmann has served on a three-year Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production. View the group's report, including a chapter, "Toward Sustainable Animal Agriculture," written by Kirschenmann.

  • Spencer Award  It's time to nominate your favorite farmer, researcher or educator for this prestigious award. Nominations are due May 15! More

  • New partnership  The Leopold Center is sharing an appointment with a New York sustainable ag center.  More  View a photo essay, Spring at Stone Barns, from a recent visit to the center.

Food Facts  What have we learned about local food economies? Get a snapshot of key research findings from Leopold Center projects. Available as a colorful print report  [PDF] or interactive web page.  Read news release.

2008 projects  The Leopold Center announces competitive grants for 20 new projects at a cost of $380,800, plus 15 renewed projects. More

Workshop materials  Materials from presenters at the Leopold Center Marketing and Food Systems workshop in March are now available. More

Iowa Learning Farm  Check out the spring newsletter to find out where the rainfall simulator will be this summer [PDF].

Center Progress Report  The Leopold Center reports on the work of 20 projects completed within the past year. More

Horizons  The newest annual report reviews progress by the Leopold Center over the past 20 years. If you haven't received a copy, view it on-line. News item about the report

May Notes  Read about current happenings at the Leopold Center. View PDF

Center newsletter  Read about the problems we've created trying to "feed the world," possibly a better way to manage grassed waterways, how the Center shares research using technology, and what happened at the "Ames Reads Leopold" event in our Spring 2008 newsletter. More